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SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, December 11th.

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE FULL COURT.,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 1907.

my position in the matter. It Is true the plaintiff is the nominal appellant, but I submit

The Chief Justion-It is a common prsation. saing's public emoer, but there is a practice

REVIEW.

there is nothing to prevent the Attorney.where the Attorney-General takes proceedings The Wild and-Cullivaled Cotton Plants of the |

on behalf of the public, not on behalf of an individual.

1.

World, by Sin Grozen Watt, C.I.E., M.B., OM, LL.D. (Abỏ, and Glong ), F.L.S.; eto, eta. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 30s. net:

(e) micro-photographs of pallen grains. The original drawings made from dried specimens, book is divided into a preface, introduction four chapters and three appendices.

General appearing on the instructions of the Government. What constitutes the case of

The Attorney-General-I should like to be public interest P The jank in respect of which the appeal was brought was pirated and permitted to say, regarding the profession, that

This is an excellently got up work of over APPEAL AGAINST & MAGISTRATE'S DECISION plunders on the high seas of the coast of the appest is tantamount to an appeal in

407- An application came before the Court for China, and was brought to Hongkong and sold forma pauperis. I am merely saying this in

pages containing the results of great rehearing of charges preferred against Yeang here. It belonged to a Chinese subject, and order that my learned friends at the bar may Chuk-pe, Ngan and Ho Tak. The appellants the fact of the owner being a native of China understand my posities in this matter. Thond and research. In addition it contains were charged before Mr. E. R. Hallifex, and not of the Colony, is & reason for the Crosa Solicitor represented the case in the plates of illustrations of species and varieties resident magistrate at Taipo, with the larceny friendly intervention of the neighbouring unwary court, but so there were no fees of cotion and one of pollen grains. The in any event for the Counsel on the appellatrations are of four kinds (a), reproductión of six boxes of blasting gelatine, the property of country. The sircumstances of the case may

photographs of herbarium specimens; (c). the Kowloon-Canton Railway. There were also constitutes premium on pirsoy. The goods of the Government instructed the Attorney-by the S-colour process of photography; (b) two other obarges against them, and on the a Chinese subject have bean made the subject General to appear. If the osse was not balon. evidence taken before him the magistrate of an action in the King's Courts, and the p by the Government, the litigant would not sentoured, each of the defendants to terms of Government is entitled, by the Law Officer, to be capable of instructing Counsel to app ar.

The Chief Justice--Do you say the Govern threw mouth, one month, and four months intervene. That is, generally speaking, the first imprisonment.

poist which makes the ease one of public intereatment cannot be guilty of the efforce of There is also a very important extension of the maintenance, dustrine of market overts in the judgment of the learned judge. My Lords, my learned friend Sir Henry Berkeley, when Attorney-General, appeared in the case of the junk “Tung On Tai" against an American Government reassl; tried before your Lordships. In that case he appeared ling an information on-behalf of the King, ako for the Government of the United States of America and the defendant iu the action.

The Chief Justice-I don't think he appeared for the United States. 2

The appellants in the case were called, but

only one was present.

Hon. Mr. W, Raes Davies, Attorney-General, stated that he was justructed two of the three appellants had absconded. The abscondors were the fict and third, who had entered into rcorgnizances in the sum of 875) enot. The detendent who appeared bad entered into a

recognizance in the sum of $500)

The Puisne Judge-Qus man is in jail, isn't Le P.

The Attorney General-No, both have left the Colony. I will ask your Lordsbige to dismiss the appeal.

The Poisne Judge-Perkaps this man wants to go ou

The Attorney-General-I understand he wishes to surrender.

The second appellant said he did not wish to proceed with the appeal. He could not get a lawyer,,ss be balno money,

The Chief Justice-That has no bing to do with us; so far as we are concerned the appeal is dismissed.

The Attorney-General-1 wou'd ask your Lordships to confirm the Magistrate's convie tion, and to insue a warmot for the arrest of the first and third defendants, and to estrent their recognizanCUS...

The Attorney-Genera!-Your Lordskip in giving judgment in that case said the Attorney General moved on behalf of the Crown, at the instance of the Government of the United States.

The Chief Justice-At the instance. The Attorney General-At the end of the Oase was written solicitor for the Crown, the Government of the United States of America

The Attorney General am not going o say that, The Government is in the position of the King, und can do no wrong..

The Chief Justice - We have indiested or opinion during the argument, and I don't think it is necessary to do soything more, With regard to the question as to whether the Court can take judicial cognizanca of the point, wo ura quite satisfied that it can. I should have gone farther and said it was a question of public order. It is the duty of the Court to see that

its organisation is properly observed, and all we can say is that we don't think the Attorney Gener. I has any locus standi in this one, and there can be no order on the motion.

The Attorney-General-Hasing regard to your Lorships decision, Le Governor will authorise the GoveraLent to instruct the Crown Solicitor to instreat Counsel to appear in the matter.

The Chief Justice-I don't know that the Crown Solicitor can sot. If the Attorney General cannot, the Crown Solicitor cannot.

1 the preface the author states that the work contains the results of Field Sindies of perheps 20 years linked up with a re-ozarain ation of the milentions of Gossypium preserved in some of the principal herbaria of the world, There is no one, we suppos", more qualified to express an opinion on the different varistlas cf, retton than the anther who had tousual opportunities, as repor fer on economic products to the Government of India, to examine the question from every point of view.

In the introduction the range of the present work in laid down as follows:-"This account of the wild and cultivated cotton plants of the world has been written on the basis of the species of Gos ypium as they can be accepted botanielly but with the distinct of et of The author urges the aiding cultivation." s'udy of the drit principles which should guide operations in making experiments in cotton growing, and mentions that neglect in this respect has brought about failure in nearly every cotton-growing orantry in the world. We need only mention India to corroboratu the author, where hundreds of thousands of pounds have been spent in the past an eatton experiments with a result that is infinitesimal in comparison with the money spent. Had the author been in charge of these experiments we feel ware that the money would have been differently spent and the results

-The Attorney-General-I understand, my and the defendsat And there are various other Lord, he is prepared to take his sentence.

phase as the case of the Constitution, which was sited in the case to which I referrel.

Sir Henry Barkeley-I am instructed by The Chief Jastics-I may say that in that

Messrs. Denaye and Howley to appear on this cass I did not go very perticularly into th procedure, but I ate the procedure was appeal on behalf of the appellant, and have just warranted by the Constitution. In the case of been instructed. I would ask your Lordships the Constitution a warrant was issued and the to adjourn the appeal anill the next day you Admiralty Judge ordered a copy of the proceed alt, in order that I may prepare my argament to inga to be served on the Treasurer and the

address to your Lordships. The Crown Soliciter Foreign Government, while the Attorneys withdrawn from the case and now I-am-satisfactory... General moved, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Government that the airil community be represented. Then it was alleged that the! Crown had

aside these right to set

the Court warrants in Admiralty, and adopted it, therefore I did not go into the question at any length, but the Attorney: General did not appóar for the Foreign Govern- ment at all.

The Chief Justice I don't know whether we can issue a warrant, ··

The Attorney-General-A, bench warrant The Chief Justice I think you can take your own ocurse.

The Attorney-General-- Your Lordships will order the recogniz inces to be entreated ?

The Chief Justice-Te

The Attorney-General-With regard to the recognisance of this man, who appeari on $500, *trictly speaking he should forfeit it by not presenting the appeal, but I think it will be perfectly just and fair if the amount is paid back to his surety.

The Court agreed, and dismissed the appeal

with costs..

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COURT AND GOVERNOR,

The Attorney-General, who was instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowlng, Crown Solicitor, renewed his ex parte application for leave to appeal from the decision of Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, Acting

The Attorney-General-The Admiralty ad. vocate appeared on beinlf of His Majesty's Government.

The Chief Justice-If you look further on you will say that somebody slso appeared on behalf of the American Government,

The Attorney General-There is, of course,

instructed by Mesare. Dennys and Bowley, who are employed by the Government to to take up this m

The Chief Justice-I think the time has gone by..

Bir Henry Berkeley-Yon offered the appellant time in order that you might stile the question whether the Attorney-General If it was decided on could appear for him.

the previous day that he was not to appear, there would have been time for another Lounsel to have taken up the onse.

The Paisse Jadgs-Do you say that Mr. Bowley is instructed by the Government ?

Bir Henry Berkeley Mr. Bowley, as Crown Solicitor, has withdrawn.

a great distinction between these cases. Instructed by the Crosa. that case the Admiralty advocats appeared on behalf of the Government, but that is a casė

Puise Judge, which was delivered on Novem where the King intervened to prevent an abase bar 26th in the summary notion between Ip of the process in his Court. This case is Taung-nin and Kwong Teeking. The applica different. I will put it this way. The Govern, tion was made on the ground that the judgment mont intervenes on behalf of a foreign subject was erroneous in point of law and fast in find-who asks to obtain a remedy for a grievance ing that the sale of the jack was a sale of goods committed on the high see, and in respect of In market overt within the meaning of the Bale which this Government is interested in the

of Goods Ordinance, 1898.

The Attorney-General-I have been unable in this case to discover any direct precedent on. the subject, but I should like to ask your Lord. ships in the first place whether you are of opinion that the Court has power to take cognir- aneo of the Attorney: Gonoral's locus standi io the Court. Isubmit that it, is not a question which the Court, on its own initiative, should take dognizance of. I submit that the Court cannot question the Attorney-General's right to appear for a private suitor.

The Paisas Judge-You are not appearing

for the Crow..

The Attorney-General-I am aware of that. The Paine Judge-Who are you appearing for, the appellant or the Crown ?

public welfare,

The Puisue Judge Ds you masu to say that You want us to find for the plaintiff; to upset

the decision in order to indemnify the plaintiff for having his junk pirated?

The Chief Justice--I don't see how the piracy comes into the question at all.

The Poisne Judge-It does not. It is outside the question altogether.

The Chief Justice-It is a question of law Is this place a market overt?

law arising out of important facts.

The Attorney-General-It is a question of

The Chief JusticeThe proposition you pat forward just now was that the Government might intervene on behalf of a foreign subject: would you exclude that right on behalf of a

The Attorney-General-The appellant, by | British subjent, instructions of the Governor, and there is no

The Attorney-General-No, my Lord, bat reason why the Attorney-General should not it makes the position & more important one. appear in this Court. Under Ordinance No. 1 of 1971 the Attorney-General's position is expressly exempted in the sengs that he is not bound to be admitted as a member of the bar.

The Chief Justice-It would introduce grave difficulty and prejudice to the publio if the Government might arbitrarily take up any case in which private parties ara concerned. It would be au interference with the ad ministra. tion of 'juation which, I think, is certainly a question of public order,

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varieties of this species, Gossypium obtusifolium, a distinctly oriental spogies, is the first in im portance of the cultivated cottons of Asia. It is one of the stocks from which the best!

cultivated cottons of India and Af ica have been derived. The author states that there is every reason for believing that this species was the first cultivated in Europe and was introduced into Spain in the twelfth century. Ten species and one variety are described in Section III, all American with one exception which is African, but none of them Asiatic, Gos ypium punctatum is said to be very possibly the ancestor of many of the short-staple cottons of the United Blates. Goreypium hirsutum is the New Orleans cotton. It is interesting to nate that in 1734 cotton was raised in. Georgis from seed supplied by Philip Millor of Chelson, and (hat in 1780 this was the peincipal variety growu in America. The variety of this species grown in India is known as ww-ginued Diarrar.

Section IV and the author states they a found Five species are enumerated and deseribed in both in the Old and the New World, Gossypium baridesse is the Les Island cotton, and most of the long staples of the United States of Amories and of gypt mome ander this species. Its (G. barbalenae var. Maritima) cultivation DOYD in Egypt, Afrios, India and elsewhere bare

-been-vigorously-altemplad—but-west_with_ indifferent success. Gossypium vilifolium furnishes some of the Egyptian long staples and was possibly originally a native of central and South America.

Under most of the recognisable racea descrip- ions are given of the plants referred to, that may not only allow of their identification but afford data to mark the progression er retro gression of future cultivation. He divider the

different species into five sections according to the presence or absence of fuss and flows on the Feeds and states how those may be distinguished. Chapter I deals with the history of cotton and the cotton indualry and should be of shaorbing interest to those who are pot concerned in the cultivation of the plant, as well as those be author states that cotton se who are. been cultivated from pre-bistoric times and that there is abundant evidence that a know. ledge of the plant and its industrial possibilities

Gossypium braziliense is the Brazilian or Kidney cotton and it is stated that we are justified in believing that varieties of this species constituted the chief crop of the plaatern of the West Indies during the closing decades of the 18 h and the beginning of the 19th centuries, but is now all but ej-oted everywhere from oultivation. In Section Vonly one species

given and that has never been recorded under cultivation.

Chapter IV is devoted to observations on the way in which the cotton plant may be i

The Pukene Judge-Yon said he was-in-suite a ancient in the New as in the Old proved, and the author gives directions of the World The earliest mention of the plant ap-lines which should be followed in this respect. The first mention There is also an article on pollen grains and the pears to be about 800 c. of Indian cotton is by Theophrastur, 930 9.0% The Spaniards on their arrival in the New World found cotton being cultivated and manufactured from the West Indies to Pera, and Mexico to Brazil,

Sir Henry Berkeley-There is no doubt about your power to extend the time if you please to do so. Mousts. Dennys and Bowley appear for this man, and I am instructed by them. When the appeal comes on later, I will then inform your Lordships who it is that is paying the expenses. If it appears that the Crown is pay. ing, and you think they ought not, you can not, The Chief Justice That must be according

to our rigg

Biy Berkeley-It seems to me that the question of expenses has nothing to do with

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Court.

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The Poiene Judge--Yon mentioned it your

Sir Henry Berkeley-It is nothing to do with you even if you knew it.

The Chief Justic-It so happens that it bag been mentioned, therefore we can express on opinion on it.

The Attorney-General-If I may say so, and I think it right to mention it, it would be my last desire to prevent any of my learned friends appearing in this Court.

Sir Henry Berkeley-I would ask your Lordships to extend the time, and if objection is taken, I will meet it, if I can.

The Chief Justice-We'll take it as the application made the other day. Your applica tion will be for leave to appeal. The case is remanded till Monday.

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Cotton cultivation in China is generally suppreed to be of very ancient date, sed we have seen it stated in a well-known Encyclopedia that it was (with silk) the national staple of clothing in Chins a thousand you

The author states that such is not the made a special study of the subject, and the lata GSP, and quotes the late W. F. Mayers who Dr. Bretsoborider who also devoted zool tins in investigating the question, and both of these give the date as about the tenth or eleventh century AD. The anthor believes that the plant was not cultivated in China for is abre until about the thirteenth century A.D., although it was grown as an ornamentai shrab in gardens towards the end of the seventh century,

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importance of their study is pointed out in con-

nection with hybrids.

Appendix A contains an enumeration of the specimens examined by the author in preparing this work. Appendix Biss list of the chief authors consulted and Appendix C a lies of the names of species and variation with their synonyme mentioned in the book, In addition to this there is an Index of 22 pigen.

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CURED IN A FORTNIGHT

BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

"About two years ago I was troubled with eczema which spread all over my face and arms and was so bad I could not leave the house. I took medical treatment from two doctors and received but very little relief. I then tried several lations with the same result. When I was heated the itching was un- bearable and I had the greatest dim- culty in keeping my hands away from iny face, and also it would show then moro than ever. At last a friend of mine persuaded me to give the Cutloura Romedies a fair trial, which I did, and in less than a fortnight the eczema dis appeared and now my complexion le no-ciner ns-it-had ever been used. two cakes ticura Soap, one box Cuti- cura Ointment, and two vials Cuticura Pilla. Jars. Lizzle Williams, Boynes Court, Chepstowe, July 10, 1908."

SORE HANDS

Itching, Burning, Bleeding, with Shapeless Nails, Cured by Cuticura.

Soal the hands, on retiring, in a hot thick Jather of Cuticura Soap, Dry

and anoint freely -with-Cuticura-Qint-

Bandago ment. lightly in old cotton. or wear old gloves during night, and also day if necessary. This treatment al- fords immediate re lief, permite rest and sleep, and points to a speedy cure when all else fails. This treat- ment is equally effective for sore feet.

Complets External and Internal Treatment for Every Humoure! Sefants, Children, and Adults 03- Risis of Cuticura Roap to Cleanse

Resolvent

Wintment to Heal the Skin, and cyklp, Cuticura.

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54-26 were she not prepared to develop her naval To the cotton grower the work is invaluable Power, and she had embarked on a naval policy which she was not likely to abandon or abate as it shows him exactly what he ought to do Both canal sud navy would be simulating forces and how to select bie stook. The experiment to the United States, and would bring her alist will save a great deal of valuable time by more and more inte the international arens, Geneulting its pages and to the botanist it is The volume of trade between. Eruops and the likely to be the standard work for many years East and Australasis would probably continue to come. Ja fact, it is a work to be recommended to go in Baez, bat nae result of the competing to every one who is in any way interested in route might be to lower rates on that Canal, and probably to widen and deepen it. The ection.

linking of the oceans would bring a great socession of trade to America generally, and also. to Japan. The most striking developmant, however, and the one which might have the At a meeting of the Royal United Service!: Institution on November 6th, a paper was read: o far-reaching consequences would be the by Mr. Archibald R. Colquhoun on the salinking together of the Atlantic and Pasific togical effect of the opening of the Panamas-boards of North and South America, for at present Barope competed on practically evan Canal. Major-General Sir T. Fraser presided, torms with North America for the trade of the and among those present were Lieutenant-Pacific slope of the southern continent, General HD Hutobinson, Admiral Sie N

Major Panl said t ere could be no doubt that Bowden-Smith, Colonel W. Pitt, Colonel O. B. eventually the canal would stimulate the ship Rack, Sir K. Grilu, Major-General Bengong, building industry of the Usited States. By Admiral Sir W. Graham, Brigadier-General Holing on to our possessions in Caribbean waters Fino, Major E. M. Pan, Commander W, F. Caborne, Colonel the Hos. O. Lumley, Colonel A. M. Murray, and Colonel Leetham.

THE PANAMA CANAL.

we should be all the batter able to maintain oordial relations between this country and the Taited States.

this

Chapter II is devoted to a description of the bra and of the chsrotors which go to maksa good staple. Although length of staple is important, uniformity of staple is essential. Whilst on this subject the author, mentions the peculiarity of Dacos entton ons of the most inferior of all known cotton staplan, From this cotton the spinners produce a yark quite as fiae as that made in Farops from the fnest and best known staples, but why this is 80, remains one of the enigmas of the cotton industry. In this chaptor is also given a list of trad ́standards, grades of cotton, trade Dumas, &c.

Chapter III deals with the species, varielies and races of the cotton plant, and comprises the Young Yan, barber of No. 45, Mosque balk of the book-259 pages. It is divided into five sections based principally on the characters on business in D'Aguilar Strest, to recover of the seeds. Section I refers to the wild species In an action pending--pleadings have already the sum of $500 for wrongful imprisonment which have never been met with in cultivation, Earncanced that of the three admissible schemes

He is sued Mr. R. Harding appeared for the plaintiff, and They are nine in number, and the fuzz is są they are not likely to have been cultivated for Governor might say the Attorney-Ganera) the Hon. Mr. William Chatham, Building Mr. C. F. Dixon (of Mesere, Hastings and absolutely worthless and the seeds so large that.

Hostinge) for the defendant.

Industrial purposes. The distribution of thess

· Plaintiff told the Court the defendant caused species is from Lower California and Garros of opinion of experts was so heavily on the certain ext at with the canal there was really ing from the Governor, and then question the The Chief Justica-It is the same question him to be arrested on November 14th on a charge Islands, to Hawaii, Galapagos Islands and ately be adopted, and, when this proved to order to keep on good terme, with the United

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE MB. A. G. WISE (PUIENE JUDGE).

WRONGFUL ARKEST

The Chief Justice-As Attorney-Goparai. The Attorney-Guneral-That Ordijnsass was possed in 1871, a time when, the Attorney General had the right of private practice."

The Chief Justice-It is merely a question of the Attorney-General's appointment by the Government. The Government do not now that he can only appear on behalf of the Crown Street, sued Li Mony, a confrère who carries

allow him to practice privatėly..

The Attorney-General-The question as to the position, hore of the Attorney-General máy he one of some diflculty if limited to the sanse

The Attorney-General-It is a question for beon fled the third party is the Building the Governor and not for the Court. The Authority and defendant,

should appear for A or B, or he might not,

Authority, I have myself drafted the defence The Chief Justice. If you put it in that way as Attorney-General,

we should first have to see the document amanat

'Governor's right to grant you permission to appear in a private suit.

over again.

of s'ealing a razor stone and two deer horns. The polios arrested him, and took him to the Central Station..

Mr. Colquhoun raid that, although the United

Admiral Sir N. Bowdon Smith said End resolved to make Panama Canal, Slates

those waters, and withdrawn nearly all her and though some nine million pounds had country had recently taken her ships away from slready been spent by bar on this cbject, she garrisons there. He entirely agreed with what lad not yet arrived a full decision sa to how had been done, for it was impossible for as to the work sould beat bedone, much less as to the continue to police the whole world, and the time exact type of canal which would eventually be had come to recognize that the United States Our built. The work now proceeding was experi- must be the Fower to police those sess. mental, the sales for dams and looks were great object was to keep on good terms with subject to reconsideration, and, although it was proposed a look ospal was the type selected, yet it was significantly addad at the time that

our American cousins.

Mr. Colabonu said the United States were at embarking on this enterprise in a commercial spirit. They were going to make the ozual, D sen-level waterway might ultimately bare whatever it cost. He thought that although to supersede the canal. The work so far was the Tabusateper Railway would clash to

The weight common to all thres schemes.

room for both As to the withdrawal of our side of a sea-level canal that it must altim-Fleet, he did not see why that was necessary in

If

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The Attorney-General The Attorney-Ge- decide this point, that the Attorney-General His Lordship In the orthodox manner; varieties, The author states that this assem. eventually prevall, we should, at all events to the United States in case of emergency.

neral would not appear for the Government aker he noted on the instructions of the!

Government. The point might be raised by any of the parties concerned on the sppoal, but it is not a question which should arise from the Court on its own initiation.______/_

The Attorney-General-It would be just as well, when gone Lordships are going to

should know in future what his position is going to be, backus it will retiere meof a vast amount of additional work where the Crown is concerned in civil cases, where I may be asked to represent the Banitary Board, or some other board.

the queno?

Plaintiffs Proceeding, plaintiff said he was taken to the station, charged and looked up all night. In the morning he appeared before the magistrate aud was discharged. The razor stone he was charged with sterling, he bought

The Chief Justice-The Sinitary Board is a some years ago, while the deer horns, were leat China and Japan and is distributed southwards control, the canal, and, moreover, she was to defend this country, but he held that that

Government department.

The Chief Justice The position- might be this: Suppose we gave you leave to appeal and the other side took the point. The appeal would

The Attorney General-Hare is a case in be dismissed, but how about the conta

The Attorney-General-That might be so, or point. This gentleman is the Building it might not. The feat of your Lordships Authority, which, cu turning to the Ordinance, taking the objection in the first place world. we see is defined as follows" The Bailding Authority means the Director of Public Works, certainly instigate the parties concerned to

or wach other person as the Gorror in raise that objection. I may slale at once, I Council may from time to time appoint." I sold on the last hearing, that the age W** is therefore open to the Government to appoint taken up by the Government in the public Mr. Jones, or any other person, to be the interest, I should like, if I many, just to state Building Authority.

be the ouse, the modern system of wet dredging States. Our s'rong position in those waters Australis, and one 'species in India and across the Poisian Gulf to Arabia. In Section would have to replaos excavation in the dry.

traits of Panama did not would have made us an extremely useful friend II are described four species and several the idea of s

(Cheers.) ret ses a deep and wide sen-level ebannel

The Chairman said Admiral Sir N. Bowden. blage may be described as an essentially opened. We had, therefore, to consider the Smith was perfectly right when he said that Asiatic and African one In the group is effects of a canel which, in a temporary form we could not afford to keep ships in the Cariba inoluded Gossypiume Nanking, the great entlog within the next 10 to 15 years, and which would Navy had now to take charge of the narrow seas with looks, would, in all probability, be opened bean Sea, but the reason was that the British of Central and Eastern Asias plant which enable the. United States to shorten the and make itself responsible for the defense of extends from the shores of the Caspian to distance from her two coast lines by 8,000 miles, there islands. That was sound strategy on the Naturally, the United States intended absolutely theory that it was the duty of the Navy alene to certain tracts of India, Burnab, Siam, and to the East Indian Lalands. This is the second doing what she could to exercie command duty ought to be shared by the people on shore. most important cultivated cotton in Asia,

over the approaches to it on the Atlantic side Until that was done he was convinced that The position of Jamsics was the one incon- our Navy, as the Military he tied like a gost Correspondent of This is the "Chinese cotton" of commerce and sistoney in the scheme for American control of The Times had said, the "Siam cotton" of most writers; the red- the Caribbean Sea, and, if the policy of weakening to a peg

President Roosevelt was aware that HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL Keep your car coloured states being the trae Nankin cotton." our deferers was followed, it might also prove a the through canal would double the potentialities

serious embarrassment to us. It was, at present,

of his fleet, bat there was besides an internal plexics, Mrs. Ellan's Créme Charmante, Lait The Sondaness cotton is a variety of G.

astrategio point of the greatest potential political question involved. In the 'sixties the Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Fondre Nanking, and a very ancient type, and supports importance, and no adequate reason had been division in the United States was between Charmant will enable you to do it. Eer the often repeated statement that China obtained advanced for abandoning our hold on it North and South, but now, he believed, there Specialities for the Skin are the study of a Hfetime. A. B. Watson & Co., Ltd., Sole Agents its original supply of colton from Egypt. The Obviously, the polioy which had placed the was some danger of separation between the 564 "Japanese" and "Korean" cottons are also United States in such a strong strategic interests of the West and East, which the

position in the Caribbean wouki be an anomaly casal might obriate, Time,

to him by a relative of his wife.

After hearing further evidence his Lordship awarded the plaintiff $100 damages, and costs.